The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition filed by 21 Opposition parties to review its judgment rejecting 50% random physical verification of electronic voting machines using the voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT). Earlier the Supreme Court had directed the Election Commission to increase random matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs to five polling… Continue reading Court to hear VVPAT review plea next week
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Must Read News Articles – May 4th, 2019
Archives GS-2 Commercial flights yet to take off at Hindon Flights are yet to take off from civil terminal at Indian Air Force’s Hindon airbase in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad. The ‘civil enclave’ at the airbase was envisaged as an alternative to the congested Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, which was able to provide… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – May 4th, 2019
[Video]”In prelims try to find out the answer by eliminating options, if you don’t know the answer”-Nityanand Jha AIR 128 CSE 2018
Nityanand Jha, who is from Madhubani, Bihar, secured a rank of 128 in CSE 2018. This was his 4th attempt in the exam and 3rd attempt in the interview. He is an IIT-Kanpur Graduate and he started preparing right after graduating. His optional subject was sociology. He followed the basic books, practiced from the test… Continue reading [Video]”In prelims try to find out the answer by eliminating options, if you don’t know the answer”-Nityanand Jha AIR 128 CSE 2018
“Optimism should clearly reflect from your personality in the interview”-Akshay Agrawal AIR 43 CSE 2018| 1st Attempt
Rank 43, Akshay Agrawal has cleared the Civil Services Examination 2018 in his very first attempt. He belongs to Maharastra and holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Pune and a Masters Degree in Economics from the National University of Singapore. He started his UPSC journey in 2017 while clearing the exam in the next… Continue reading “Optimism should clearly reflect from your personality in the interview”-Akshay Agrawal AIR 43 CSE 2018| 1st Attempt
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – May 3, 2019
Download the compilation of all summaries of all the news Articles here Manufacturing PMI dips to 51.8 in April According to Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data, manufacturing activity has slowed down to 51.8 in April which is lower than 52.6 in March, 2019. The prime reason for the slow growth was disruptions arising… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – May 3, 2019
UK Becomes First Parliament to Declare Climate Emergency
The United Kingdom parliament has declared an environment and climate emergency. The UK is the first national government to declare such an emergency. Declaration of the climate emergency is one of the prime demands of the Extinction Rebellion- a protest group that has been using non-violent civil disobedience to campaign on environmental issues in UK.… Continue reading UK Becomes First Parliament to Declare Climate Emergency
Manufacturing PMI dips to 51.8 in April
According to Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data,manufacturing activity has slowed down to 51.8 in April which is lower than 52.6 in March,2019. The prime reason for the slow growth was disruptions arising from the elections as companies may have adopted a wait-and-see approach on their plans until the public policies become clearer… Continue reading Manufacturing PMI dips to 51.8 in April
Cyclone Fani: Odisha evacuates over 11 lakh
The Odisha government has evacuated over 11 lakh people from low-lying areas in 15 districts as extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani expected to cross the Odisha coast between Gopalpur and Chandbali In an ‘extremely severe cyclonic storm’, the wind speed goes up to 170-180 kmph and could touch 195 kmph. The India Meteorological Department said… Continue reading Cyclone Fani: Odisha evacuates over 11 lakh
Russia President Vladimir Putin signs into law a sovereign internet bill
Russia President has signed a sovereign internet bill which will allow Russian authorities to isolate the country’s internet.The bill says the government will exercise centralized control over the communication network of general use. The law is aimed at isolating the country’s Internet (Runet) from the rest of the world to ensure it could remain available… Continue reading Russia President Vladimir Putin signs into law a sovereign internet bill
